Looking for valet at Lambert? You likely won’t find it any time soon

By Kelly Moffitt – Social Engagement Manager , St. Louis Business Journal

Jul 2, 2014, 11:38am CDT

Did you see the news that Kansas City International Airport is planning to offer valet service starting later this summer? The pricing there is proposed for $22 per day, our sister publication the Kansas City Business Journal reported.

If you’re wondering if Lambert-St. Louis International Airport will be offering something similar, no plan is in the works here.

The Airport Commission approved $600 monthly reserved spots at Terminal 2’s parking garage in June after hearing demand from the business community. It will launch with 50 parking spaces, and the pricing could go up or down by about 50 percent depending on demand.

While the $600 reserved spaces can be purchased by anyone, the program is targeting corporations so that several employees from a company could share the space as they travel in and out of Lambert. That’s probably a better aim, as 93 percent of respondents to a St. Louis Business Journalpoll last month said they would not pay $600 a month for a reserved parking spot at Lambert.

There’s no date set for when reserved spots will be available for purchase, but airport officials say it will be sometime within the next year. Purchases will be made through SuperPark, which operates the airport’s parking facilities.

By Kelly Moffitt – Social Engagement Manager , St. Louis Business Journal